I remember working on movies like Gettysburg and feeling that Jeff Daniels was kind of a mentor.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I remember watching Robert Powell many years ago. He did 'Jesus of Nazareth,' and I remember thinking that was probably my favorite. Once I got the role, I didn't want to watch anything, because it only influences what you do.
I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then.
When I was younger I saw a movie called 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Those two actors and that movie was my inspiration to want to be an actor.
Karl Malden was quite a mentor. He taught me things he had learned from being in front of a camera so long.
I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me.
My mentor in college was Stephen Shore. I loved his color palettes and his taking mundane things but finding them fascinating.
Steve Jobs was a friend and mentor whom I miss more than I can say.
As a young actor, I worked with Kevin McNally and have always thought him brilliant.
My mentor in the transition from the old Gabriel Heatter and John Cameron Swayze way of doing things was David Brinkley. He brought an entirely different style to what we were doing.
The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the flag scene in Patton, was the stuff that was remembered, and was considered the good work.